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“It is an important part of our life’s experience to develop the strength, courage, and integrity to hold fast to truth and righteousness despite the buffeting we may experience.”

May Important Our Lives Integrity Despite Righteousness Hold Fast Courage Strength

Author:Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“In some ways, risk-taking is the ultimate act of self-indulgence , an obscene insult to the preciousness of life. And yet, how can one dismiss something that persists despite every reasonable theory that it shouldn't?”

Way Self Risk Theory Ultimate Despite Insult Reasonable Persist Indulgence Risk-taking Obscene Self Indulgence

Author:Sebastian Junger

“Courage is an inner resolution to go forward despite obstacles; Cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances.”

Circumstances Obstacles Surrender Despite Resolution Cowardice Submissive

Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Despite the amount of suffering, pain, misery, sorrow and travail which can exist in life, the reason for existence is the same reason as one has to play a game-interest, contest, activity and possession. The truth of this assertion is established by an observation of the elements of games and then applying these elements to life itself.”

Reason Play Pain Suffering Games Interest Existence Amount Sorrow Activity Elements Misery Possession Despite Observation Contests Assertion Suffering Pain

Book:Scientology, a New Slant on Life

Source: Scientology, a New Slant on Life

“Despite the variety of my explorations, throughout it all it has been my contention that my responsibility as an artist is to work, to sing for my supper, to make art, beautiful and powerful, that adds and reveals; to beautify the mess of a messy world, to heal the sick and feed the helpless; to shout bravely from the roof-tops and storm barricaded doors and voice the specifics of our historic moment.”

“Holiness is not reserved for a small number of exceptional persons. It is for everyone. It is the Lord who brings us to holiness when we are willing to collaborate in the salvation of the world for the glory of God, despite our sin and our sometimes rebellious temperament.”

World Persons Sometimes Sin Numbers Lord Willing Glory Salvation Despite Holiness Exceptional Temperament Rebellious Reserved Glory Of God Small Numbers

Book:A Pilgrim Pope: Messages for the World

Source: A Pilgrim Pope: Messages for the World

“Capitalism’s real “grave-diggers” may end up being its own delusional Cardinals, who have turned ideology into faith. Despite their strategic brilliance, they seem to have trouble grasping a simple fact: Capitalism is destroying the planet. The two old tricks that dug it out of past crises-War and Shopping-simply will not work.”

May Two War Real Ends Facts Seems Past Simple Trouble Planets Capitalism Crisis Graves Tricks Despite Ideology Destroying Shopping Strategic Brilliance Grasping Cardinals Delusional

Author:Arundhati Roy

“We forget that despite the superficial differences between us, people are equal in their basic wish for peace and happiness.”

People Wish Differences Forget Equal Despite Superficial Peace And Happiness

Author:Dalai Lama

“Come boldly, 'O believer, for despite the whisperings of Satan and the doubtings of thine own heart, thou art greatly beloved.”

Heart Art Doubt Believer Despite Beloved Satan Whispering

Book:Morning & Evening

Source: Morning & Evening

“Despite the obvious emphasis of Scripture (in regard to suffering), we are bombarded by suggestions that the 'successful' Christian living takes place in the realm of constant victory, health, wholeness, and financial prosperity. In response to this we are not to pretend that suffering doesn’t exist or that it might be instantly cured. Such notions are the product of empty heads and closed Bibles.”

“Since ancient times, spiritual masters of all traditions have pointed to the Now as the key to the spiritual dimension. Despite this, it seems to have remained a secret.”

Seems Spiritual Secret Masters Keys Tradition Ancient Despite Dimensions Ancient Times Spiritual Masters Spiritual Dimensions

Book:The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

Source: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

“You have to find a way to laugh a little bit each day despite everything, or your heart will simply run out of the joy that makes it go.”

Way Heart Littles Running Joy Bits Laughing Little Bit Despite Each Day

Book:The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur

Source: The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur

“I think my image gets distorted in the public's mind. They don't get a clear or full picture of what I'm like, despite the press coverage I mentioned early. Mistruths are printed as fact, in some cases, and frequently only half of a story will be told. The part that doesn't get printed is often the part that would make the printed part less sensational by shedding light on the facts.”

Thinking Mind Facts Stories Light Half Cases Clear Presses Despite Printed Coverage Sensational Shedding Light Mistruths

Book:Moonwalk

Source: Moonwalk

“I think it is vital to fight to do something you want to do despite not gaining your community's or your friends' approval.”

Thinking Want Fighting Community Despite Approval

Author:Archie Panjabi

“Despite everything, I have few regrets. I have crammed a lot of living into my time.”

Regret Despite My Time

Author:Peter Lawford

“We've tended in our cosmologies to make things familiar. Despite all our best efforts, we've not been very inventive. In the West, Heaven is placid and fluffy, and Hell is like the inside of a volcano. In many stories, both realms are governed by dominance hierarchies headed by gods or devils. Monotheists talked about the king of kings. In every culture we imagined something like our own political system running the Universe. Few found the similarity suspicious.”

Source: Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

“Despite my professional experience, the fifteen-hour workdays, and a successful new show that I had helped build, MSNBC was still refusing to pay me what I was worth.”

Stills Shows Hours Pay Successful Despite Fifteen Professional Experience

Book:Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You're Worth

Source: Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You're Worth

“That men, in reality, did not have friends in other men. That the fellowship of men, despite its joyous banter, old memories of exaggerated mischief and the altruism of sharing pornography, was actually a farcical fellowship. Because what a man really wanted was to be bigger than his friends.”

Men Reality Wanted Memories Bigger Despite Altruism Pornography Fellowship Joyous Mischief Exaggerated Banter Old Memories

Book:Serious Men

Source: Serious Men

“A seasoned woman is spicy. She has been marinated in life experiences. Like a complex wine, she can be alternately sweet, tart, sparkling, mellow. She is both maternal and playful. Assured, alluring, and resourceful. She is less likely to have an agenda than a young woman-no biological clock tick-tocking beside her lover's bed, no campaign to lead him to the altar, no rescue fantasies. The seasoned woman knows who she is. She could be any one of us, as long a she is committed to living fully and passionately in the second half of her life, despite failures and false starts.”

Source: Sex and the Seasoned Woman: Pursuing the Passionate Life

“I am not even six feet tall. Yet I am praying to the Absolute Supreme to reach His infinite Height, which is far beyond even my imagination's flight. For me to long to grow into that Height - is this not a miracle? I am mortal. My thoughts, my deeds, my experiences - everything that I have and everything that I am - represent mortality. Yet despite everything that I have and everything that I am, I am longing for Immortality. Is this not a miracle?”

Long Grows Imagination Feet Praying Six Miracle Absolutes Infinite Longing Deeds Supreme Despite Flight Mortals Immortality Height Mortality Tall My Thoughts My Imagination

Author:Sri Chinmoy

“Despite the fact that a predicted 350,000 persons in the US will die of cancer this year, the cancer bureaucracy keeps a closed mind. ...the basic issue is not the efficacy of Laetrile, but the infringement of freedom in what amounts to a life and death question.”

Years Mind Persons Facts Age Dies Dark Issues Amount Cancer Medical Despite Life And Death Bureaucracy Dark Ages Efficacy Infringement Closed Mind

Author:Phil Crane

“Despite a tenfold increase in the use of pesticides between 1947 and 1974 (in the US), crop losses due to pests have...remained at an estimated 33%. Losses due to insects alone have nearly doubled, ...from 7% in the 1942-1951 period to about 13% in 1974.”

Use Age Dark Loss Periods Increase Dues Medical Despite Insects Crops Dark Ages Pesticides Pests

Author:Frances Moore Lappé

“Despite these hurdles, manufacturers in the U.S. and their employees are doing remarkable work.”

Despite Employee Remarkable Hurdle Hurdling Obstacles

Author:John Engler

“Today's market action is driven by the slower GDP growth rate. Despite oil being higher, I think the GDP kind of overruled everything and just makes the market feel better about what the Fed is going to do, or rather not do.”

Thinking Feels Kind Today Action Growth Higher Rate Oil Driven Despite Feds Feel Better Gdp

Author:L'Wren Scott

“I ... began my career as a wireless amateur. After 43 years in radio, I do not mind confessing that I am still an amateur. Despite many great achievements in the science of radio and electronics, what we know today is far less than what we have still to learn.”

Knows Years Mind Stills Today Science Careers Knowledge Learning Achievement Accounts Radio Despite Wireless Great Achievement Electronics Confessing

Author:David Sarnoff

“Despite [] promises, I am concerned that there has been no discernible progress in the case. Equally concerning is the fact that Goran Radosavljevic, the commander of the facility where the Bytyqi's were murdered, remains a close advisor to the current government.... I call upon the Serbian government to also aspire to new heights in its own processing of war crimes from the 1990's and to finally ensure justice in the Bytyqi case.”

Has Beens War Facts Government Justice Cases Progress Crime Promise Concerned Remains Currents Despite Height Aspire Facility Commanders Processing War Crimes Advisors

Author:Lee Zeldin

“But the problem remains two fold: the need for recognition that low thyroid function very often can provoke menstrual problems, and the need for recognition, too, that hypothyroidism may be present despite laboratory tests suggesting it is not.”

Needs May Two Problem Lows Tests Function Remains Despite Recognition Provoking Folds Laboratory Suggesting Fertility Pms Thyroid Often Can Hypothyroidism

Author:Broda Otto Barnes

“In the 20th century, the French managed to get a death on the myth that they produce the world's best food. The hype has been carefully orchestrated, and despite the fact that the most popular food in the last quarter has undoubtedly been Italian, the French have managed to maintain that mental grip.”

World Has Beens Facts Lasts Century Produce Myth Despite Italian Quarters 20th Century Hype Best Food

Author:Clarissa Dickson Wright

“Despite the negativity coming from the President's opponents, the United States remains fully committed to assisting the Iraqis in restoring security and rebuilding their nation.”

States Nations President United United States Security Remains Committed Despite Opponents Negativity Hype Restoring Rebuilding Assisting

Author:Craig L. Thomas

“But we didn't, not in the moonlight, or by the phosphorescent lanterns of lightning bugs in your back yard, not beneath the constellations we couldn't see, let alone decipher, or in the dark glow that replaced the real darkness of night, a darkness already stolen from us, not with the skyline rising behind us while a city gradually decayed, not in the heat of summer while a Cold War raged, despite the freedom of youth and the license of first love-because of fate, karma, luck, what does it matter?-we made not doing it a wonder, and yet we didn't, we didn't, we never did.”

Source: I Sailed with Magellan

“I've got some incredible fans actually - so loyal and they make me birthday cards and Christmas cards. I got this package of poems and artwork based around Jennifer Bofinger, media spokeswoman for the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said despite the shabby treatment of deer just loves it!”

“Despite current ads and slogans, the world doesn't change one person at a time. It changes when networks of relationships form among people who share a common cause and vision of what's possible. This is good news for those of us intent on creating a positive future. Rather than worry about critical mass, our work is to foster critical connections. We don't need to convince large numbers of people to change; instead, we need to connect with kindred spirits. Through these relationships, we will develop the new knowledge, practices, courage and commitment that lead to broad-based change.”

“We celebrate Thanksgiving along with the rest of America, maybe in different ways and for different reasons. Despite everything that's happened to us since we fed the Pilgrims, we still have our language, our culture, our distinct social system. Even in a nuclear age, we still have a tribal people.”

People Way Stills Different Reason Age America Culture Language Social Happened Nuclear Despite Celebrate Different Ways Feds Thanksgiving Pilgrim Social Systems

Author:Wilma Mankiller

“She told her therapist it reminded her of coming home the summer after her freshman year at Rutgers, stepping back into the warm bath of family and friends, loving it for a week or two, and then feeling trapped, dying to return to school, missing her roommates and her cute new boyfriend, the classes and the parties and the giggly talks before bed, understanding for the first time that that was her real life now, that this, despite everything she'd ever loved about it, was finished for good.”

“Despite my emphasis on technology, I do not view laws as inherently evil. My goals are political ones, even if my techniques are not. The only way to fundamentally succeed is by changing existing laws. If I rejected all help from the political arena I would inevitably fail.”

Ifs Way Helping Law Political Evil Goal Views Technology Failing Succeed Technique Despite Rejected Emphasis Arena

Author:Bram Cohen

“In our human lives, we are often impatient, ill-tempered, inappropriate. We find it difficult to treat our intimates with the love we really hold for them. Despite this, they bear with us because of the larger, higher level of family that they honor even in our outbursts. This is their commitment.”

Humans Soul Purpose Difficult Levels Bears Higher Honor Commitment Treats Ill Despite Human Life Impatient Inappropriate Higher Level Outburst Ill Tempered

Book:The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

Source: The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

“People tell me this is obvious. But it's ok to be obvious. Knowing and doing are different. Many people know many obvious things they completely fail to do, despite their knowledge.”

People Knows Different Knowing Failing Obvious Despite Obvious Things Knowing And Doing

Author:Scott Berkun

“Condoleezza Rice was confirmed by a vote of 85, 13, despite a contentious but futile protest vote by democrats. By the way, for a fun second term drinking game, chug a beer every time you hear the phrase 'contentious but futile protest vote by democrats.' By the time Jeb Bush is elected, you'll be so wasted you won't even notice the war in Syria.”

Way War Games Fun Term Vote Drinking Democrat Despite Beer Phrases Protest Syria Rice Contentious

Author:Jon Stewart

“It's really not rocket science. If animals are not mere things; if they have moral value, we cannot justify eating, wearing, or using them particularly when we have no better reason than palate pleasure or fashion. If you are eating, wearing, or using animals, then your actions say that you regard them as mere things, despite what your words say.”

Ifs Reason Action Values Pleasure Animal Moral Fashion Eating Regard Mere Despite Justify Rockets Moral Values Palate Rocket Science

Author:Gary L. Francione

“Despite the ethnic diversity within each nation, the social fabric of the region by and large is one.”

Nations Social Diversity Despite Regions Fabric Ethnic Diversity

Author:Bashar al-Assad

“One has to keep in mind the countless human tragedies that played out in these days. Through the middle of a city, where several thousand connections existed daily, despite administrative division, the concrete pillars were driven into the border, which was expanded like a Chinese wall.”

Mind Humans Cities Middle Wall Thousand Connections Tragedy Driven Despite Chinese These Days Borders Division Concrete Pillars Administrative

Author:Willy Brandt

“Crime fiction confirms our belief, despite some evidence to the contrary, that we live in a rational, comprehensible, and moral universe.”

Universe Belief Fiction Moral Crime Evidence Contrary Rational Despite Crime Fiction

Author:P. D. James

“The streets of New York and some wards of its venerable institutions were packed with people who, despite being entirely forsaken, had episodes of glory that made the career of Alexander the Great seem like a day in the life of a file clerk.”

People Made Seems Careers Streets New York Glory Institutions Despite Episodes Files Clerks Forsaken

Author:Mark Helprin

“We're at maybe 1% of what is possible. Despite the faster change, we're still moving slow relative to the opportunities we have. I think a lot of that is because of the negativity... Every story I read is Google vs someone else. That's boring. We should be focusing on building the things that don't exist.”

Thinking Should Stills Stories Moving Opportunity Building Boring Despite Faster Relative Negativity Google

Author:Larry Page

“My interest is that there is a disconnect between the science and the size of the threat that people mention about nature, the planet and the climate, and the emotion that this triggers. So we are supposed to be extremely frightened people, but despite that we appear to sleep pretty well.”

People Wells Interest Sleep Emotion Planets Threat Climate Size Despite Supposed To Be Frightened Triggers

Author:Bruno Latour

“Despite all the troubles of our world, in my heart I have never given up on the love in which I was brought up or on man's hope in love. In life, just as on the artist's palette, there is but one single colour that gives meaning to life and art–the colour of love”

Men World Giving Heart Art Artist Given Trouble My Heart Despite Colour Our World Given Up Meaning Life Palette

Book:Marc Chagall: 1887-1985

Source: Marc Chagall: 1887-1985

“Since her retirement from teaching Miss Beryl's health had in many respects greatly improved, despite her advancing years. An eighth-grade classroom was an excellent place to snag whatever was in the air in the way of illness. Also depression, which, Miss Beryl believed, in conjunction with guilt, opened the door to illness. Miss Beryl didn't know any teachers who weren't habitually guilty and depressed-guilty they hadn't accomplished more with their students, depressed that very little more was possible.”

Knows Way Years Littles Teacher Doors Air Teaching Missing Students Guilt Illness Despite Guilty Excellent Accomplished Grades Retirement Classroom Advancing Conjunctions Eighth Grade

Book:Nobody's Fool

Source: Nobody's Fool

“[Bananarama] were written off from day one. Nobody believed in us but us. We kept having hits despite the record company, despite the press”

Company Records Written Presses Despite Record Companies

Author:Siobhan Fahey

“Civilization is so hard on the body that some have called it a disease, despite the arts that keep puny bodies alive to a greater average age, and our greater protection from contagious and germ diseases.”

Art Hard Body Age Greater Alive Civilization Disease Average Protection Despite Contagious Germs

Book:Adolescence - Its Psychology and Its Relations to Physiology, Anthropology, Sociology, Sex, Crime, and Religion (1931)

Source: Adolescence - Its Psychology and Its Relations to Physiology, Anthropology, Sociology, Sex, Crime, and Religion (1931)

“Jobs did not know that Sculley had told Eisenstat he wanted to quit, but by then it didn't matter. Overnight, he had changed his mind and decided to stay. Despite the blowup the day before, he was still eager for Jobs to like him. So he agreed to meet the next afternoon.”

Knows Mind Stills Matter Wanted Jobs Next Changed Decided Quitting Despite Afternoon

Book:Steve Jobs

Source: Steve Jobs

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